1. 长
  2. 宁

长

Previous (与)Next (把)
  • 109th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.18% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 455 words
  • Component in 23 characters

Decomposition

1Once
长→
No glyph available一
2Radical
长→
长long/grow
3Graphical
长→
乚冫一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cháng (chang2)length • long • forever • always • constantly
2. zhǎng (zhang3)chief • head • elder • to grow • to develop • to increase • to enhance

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 长 cháng (chang2)The component 长 is pronounced as 'cháng' (chang2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 长 cháng (chang2)The component 长 is pronounced as 'zhǎng' (zhang3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 长 zhǎng (zhang3)The component 长 is pronounced as 'cháng' (chang2). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for 长 zhǎng (zhang3)The component 长 is pronounced as 'zhǎng' (zhang3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
长的是我这
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Appears In

长 also appears in:
長脹躼鋹餦粻套肆髟蕻隂蕼镻长张帐涨胀账怅苌伥枨

Example Words

Common

增长 (增長)
家长 (家長)
成长 (成長)
漫长 (漫長)
长久 (長久)
长大 (長大)
长春 (長春)
长期 (長期)
长沙 (長沙)
长相 (長相)
长辈 (長輩)

Uncommon

一技之长 (一技之長)
修长 (修長)
兄长 (兄長)
全长 (全長)
冗长 (冗長)
副市长 (副市長)
副校长 (副校長)
副部长 (副部長)
副院长 (副院長)
加长 (加長)
助长 (助長)
团长 (團長)
地久天长 (地久天長)
增长率 (增長率)
天长 (天長)
天长地久 (天長地久)
子长 (子長)
学长 (學長)
局长 (局長)
市长 (市長)
师长 (師長)
年长 (年長)
厂长 (廠長)
厅长 (廳長)
延长 (延長)
悠长 (悠長)
所长 (所長)
拉长 (拉長)
擅长 (擅長)
会长 (會長)
村长 (村長)
校长 (校長)
机长 (機長)
深长 (深長)
漫漫长夜 (漫漫長夜)
特长 (特長)
班长 (班長)
生长 (生長)
省长 (省長)
社长 (社長)
科长 (科長)
秘书长 (秘書長)
站长 (站長)
细水长流 (細水長流)
细长 (細長)
组长 (組長)
县长 (縣長)
船长 (船長)
董事长 (董事長)
处长 (處長)
行长 (行長)
见长 (見長)
语重心长 (語重心長)
财长 (財長)
身长 (身長)
连长 (連長)
部长 (部長)
酋长 (酋長)
镇长 (鎮長)
长假 (長假)
长出 (長出)
长叹 (長嘆)
长城 (長城)
长寿 (長壽)
长夜 (長夜)
长存 (長存)
长安 (長安)
长官 (長官)
长宁 (長寧)
长宁区 (長寧區)
长岛 (長島)
长年 (長年)
长度 (長度)
长廊 (長廊)
长征 (長征)
长得 (長得)
长成 (長成)
长方形 (長方形)
长春市 (長春市)
长条 (長條)
长椅 (長椅)
长乐 (長樂)
长江 (長江)
长治 (長治)
长满 (長滿)
长牙 (長牙)
长生不老 (長生不老)
长白山 (長白山)
长眠 (長眠)
长短 (長短)
长篇 (長篇)
长老 (長老)
长者 (長者)
长兴 (長興)
长处 (長處)
长虹 (長虹)
长裙 (長裙)
长裤 (長褲)
长谈 (長談)
长跑 (長跑)
长途 (長途)
长途车 (長途車)
长进 (長進)
长远 (長遠)
长队 (長隊)
长靴 (長靴)
长颈鹿 (長頸鹿)
长发 (長髮)
长龙 (長龍)
院长 (院長)
队长 (隊長)
首长 (首長)

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宁

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Previous (牛)Next (纸)
  • 1017th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 214 words
  • Component in 12 characters

Decomposition

1Once
宁→
宀丁
2Radical
宁→
宀roof一one亅hook
3Graphical
宁→
冖丶一亅

Pinyin & Meaning

1. níng (Ning2)abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] • abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nan2 jing1] • surname Ning
2. níng (ning2)peaceful • rather
3. nìng (ning4)rather • to prefer
4. níng (ning2)peaceful

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 宁 níng (ning2)The component 丁 is pronounced as 'dīng' (ding1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 宁 nìng (ning4)The component 丁 is pronounced as 'dīng' (ding1). It has the same pinyin final.
宁的是我这
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Appears In

宁 also appears in:
拧狞泞柠咛聍貯詝苧竚紵羜

Example Words

Common

列宁 (列寧)
南宁 (南寧)
安宁 (安寧)
宁可 (寧可)
宁波 (寧波)
宁静 (寧靜)
宁愿 (寧願)
辽宁 (遼寧)

Uncommon

南宁市 (南寧市)
咸宁 (咸寧)
大宁 (大寧)
宁夏 (寧夏)
宁德 (寧德)
宁死不屈 (寧死不屈)
宁波市 (寧波市)
宁海 (寧海)
宁缺毋滥 (寧缺毋濫)
宁肯 (寧肯)
宁乡 (寧鄉)
宁静致远 (寧靜致遠)
广宁 (廣寧)
心神不宁 (心神不寧)
息事宁人 (息事寧人)
普宁 (普寧)
普宁市 (普寧市)
李宁 (李寧)
武宁 (武寧)
江宁 (江寧)
江宁区 (江寧區)
海宁 (海寧)
沪宁 (滬寧)
济宁 (濟寧)
兴宁 (興寧)
万宁 (萬寧)
西宁 (西寧)
贝宁 (貝寧)
遂宁 (遂寧)
辽宁省 (遼寧省)
长宁 (長寧)
长宁区 (長寧區)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.